I remember sitting down with the Rockets and saying, ‘Yeah. I’m going to retire.’ They said, ‘Well, we’ll give you $9 million.’ And I said, ‘You got a pen on you?’
CHARLES BARKLEYChristian is going to be the strongest man in the NBA next year, because all he’s been doing all summer is carrying around the luggage for 11 guys.
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White folks are not going to come to see a bunch of guys with tattoos, with cornrows. I’m sorry, but anyone who thinks different, they’re stupid.
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Preseason is just a way to screw fans out of money.
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I don’t worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun.
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When you’re black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It’s a dirty, dark secret; I’m glad it’s coming out.
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The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
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I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said ‘Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.’ And I said, ‘Mom, I’m rich.’
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As long as anti-gay legislation exists in any state, I strongly believe big events such as the Final Four and Super Bowl should not be held in those states’ cities.
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He’ll never be Jordan. This clearly takes him out of the conversation. He can win as much as he wants to.
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If all babies are so cute, how the hell do we have so many ugly people in the world?
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I’m not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court.
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Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years and they’re still poor.
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Christian is going to be the strongest man in the NBA next year, because all he’s been doing all summer is carrying around the luggage for 11 guys.
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I don’t think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.
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There’s nobody you’d rather beat than your good friend.
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You know it’s going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.
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